Judge temporarily blocks OPSB from reassigning Singleton Charter School students to other schools
The district is trying to revoke the charter because of a series of scandals that rocked the YMCA and the school recently. Author: David Hammer / Eyewitness Investigator Published: 5:52 PM CDT July 2, 2021 Updated: 5:52 PM CDT July 2, 2021
NEW ORLEANS The Dryades YMCA got a judge to temporarily block the Orleans Parish School Board from certain actions Friday as the public school district moves to close James Singleton Charter School, a public charter school run by the historic Y in Central City since 2006.
Primarily, the court order stops the New Orleans Public Schools district staff from placing around 300 Singleton Charter School students in other public schools, a process the district told the school board it would begin this week.
The school district wrote a letter Monday saying the YMCA had until Thursday to provide the requested financial records or it could have the school’s charter revoked